No. 19 – Long Island Nets | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA G League | ||||||||||||||
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | February 17, 2004||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Sierra Canyon (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||||||||
College | UCLA (2022–2023) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2023: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2023–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Charlotte Hornets | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | →Greensboro Swarm | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Long Island Nets | ||||||||||||||
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Amari Bailey (born February 17, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. In high school, he was selected as a McDonald's All-American and California Mr. Basketball. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, earning all-freshman honors in the Pac-12 Conference in his only season. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round of the 2023 NBA draft.